Why not try a not to do list

One thing I’ve noticed as I naval gaze and try to be a better person is that I focus on doing things. I’ll list out one thing after the other that I feel will eventually make me an all round better chap.

While this is a pretty good strategy and a good way forward, it is only half the story. The reason for this is that there are plenty of things in my life that if I stopped doing them I would also be a better person.

So with this in mind I’m sitting down and writing a not to do list. I’ve realised that I need to spend a bit of time stopping some things. I’m not talking about anything major but they are just as important as some of the things I’d like to do. A lot of them are linked to eating things and other pastimes that waste far too much time.

I’m not sure if it age finally catching up with me but I am realising that how I use my time is becoming more important. I have noticed that far too much of my time is wasted simply doing nothing. I then moan and complain that I don’t seem to get anything done.

So, I’m off to compile my list… and not a moment too soon.

Is there anyone else who has a ‘not to do’ list?

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Point 5 of 10 in 2010

I have now reached the six month point into my goals and dreams based around the number 10 in 2010. However, I can’t say that I am halfway to reaching everything that was planned. Part of the reason for that is because I still had gaps in what I wanted to achieve when I started; the final destination hadn’t been decided upon.

So, as I reach the halfway mark, albeit a little late, it is time to sit back and evaluate where I am. I have edited my 10 projects, added another couple and wondering whether anything else should be added. The next thing to do is to make those projects into concrete goals with some measurable results.

As for the other things on the 10 in 2010 list I am doing okay… ish. I still haven’t made a move on the 100 things challenge and I am only just starting to build a network of people.

The other element in all this is that I had originally planned to keep this blog separate from the ‘day job’. The problem is that the ‘day job’ is so integrated with my life and mission statement, that it is proving impossible to do that. My previous social media post is an example of this. So more and more of the content here, and in my 2010 progress, will include the working hours.

Of course there are little things that come along and mess up the most detailed of plans. One of those is that I now need to replace the bath… it has broken, fallen apart. It was one of those projects I was hoping to avoid by moving home before the bathroom needed renovating. Now, that isn’t an option.

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33.3r in 2010

The fact that a recurring number can’t be pinned down is a wonderful impossible thing. I like impossible things. And what better to way to look at my April 1oth review of 2010 with, ‘it’s April already? That’s impossible!’ echoing through my brain.

Yes, it is already a third of the way through the year; 33.3r. And I am nowhere near a third of the way through the things I wanted to do. In fact some haven’t even really begun yet.

I have done the first draft of the book though. And I am now doing some re-writes to tidy things up and make it a little bit more ‘horrifying’. As soon as I have done that I can cross off, what is probably the most time consuming project for the year.

Once that is out of the way I will be focusing on the other goals and adding a few more projects to my list. But first, I need to finish the re-writes. So I’d best stop yapping here and get on with it.

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